A REAGENT AND VIRUS BENCHMARKING PANEL FOR A UNIFORM ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF N ANTIGEN-BASED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR COVID-19

A Reagent and Virus Benchmarking Panel for a Uniform Analytical Performance Assessment of N Antigen-Based Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19

ABSTRACT Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that detect antigen indicative of severe Fashion acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can help in making quick health care decisions and regularly monitoring groups at risk of infection.With many RDT products entering the market, it is important to rapidly evaluate their relative per

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Why are dreams interesting for philosophers?The example of minimal phenomenal selfhood, plus an agenda for future research

This metatheoretical paper develops a list of new research targets by exploring particularly promising interdisciplinary contact points between empirical dream research and philosophy of mind.The central example is the MPS-problem.It is constituted by the epistemic goal of conceptually isolating and empirically grounding the phenomenal property of

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Decriminalizing suicide attempt in the 21st century: an examination of suicide rates in countries that penalize suicide, a critical review

Abstract Background Decriminalizing suicide may decrease overall suicide rates because then individuals who are at risk of suicide would be more willing to seek help from the community and from mental health professionals, therefore enabling early interventions for preventing suicidality.We aimed to examine the suicide trends over the last 20 years

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